Possibly, and that is one of my concerns. But the high risk of ultimately losing, and the scope of what will be lost, should put enormous pressure on defendants to settle. Law as vengance is a fool's game. She needs an elegant way to win this without getting bogged down by it. Else, even if she wins, she may still lose.
Concur SeaHawkFan?
That’s why she has a lawyer to handle this situation. Suing Random House and this idiot will put others on notice to be very careful with what they say and write.